Bald Eagles flock to Conowingo Dam

Staff photos by Tom Kelly IV
Professional photographers with big cameras join others with small point-and-shoot models as they try to catch a glimpse of the magnificent bald eagles, hundreds of which have returned to the Susquehanna River at the base of the Conowingo Dam in Harford County, Md. The dam along Route 1 is less then 10 miles from the Chester County and Pennsylvania state lines. The eagles swoop down and reach with razor-sharp talons into the cold water to pick out a fish before flying back to a tree to enjoy their catch. When an eagle catches a fish, others try to steal it.